The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-29
.Friday.July %, 1882.
The Battle Between the Young and
the Old.


the Old.
The happy family had q falling out.
This "onpleasantness" happened some
time ago. Last year at the County
Convention the young democracy pass
ed resolutions denouncing in a circuit
GUS way the old liners-in fact they
kind Of read them out Of the party.
Not out of the party de tacto but. out of
the offices de tacso and out of the party
de jawe. De jure means no claims on
the offices but vote the ticket straight
all the same.
Now the old fellows who had fought
and bled for the party so long, and fat
tened on the spoils and .feathered their
nests so long but remained cold
and hungry still, as boy fed on Slip,
took "umbrage" at the impertinance
OF the young upstairs, albeit some OF
them had gray hair--and the fight
waxed hot from that day in the family
The republicans charged the old liners
with being the tools of ''bosses" only,
of having "swamped the county" in q
debt that is fabulous. Some of the most
reckless naming $4,000. The young
democracy never denied this mundac-
iols charges of the reckless republic
cans, but when occasion offered would
poke them in the ribs slightly and say
''put it to 'em, put it to 'eml" So thai
when the battle was opened at the pri
maries last Saturday, the democracy
was mad ON both sides, in fact it was
mad all over like the woman's hus-
band who was drunk clear through
Both parties had counted their mer
and felt sanguine. The old liners de
clared they would sweep up the street
or swallow the young upstairs whole
The young ones promised that the,
wonld just wipe out these old fossil!
and get shut Of their brother, that they
were only cumberers of the party any
how.
The Sixth district had three doctors
attending the young democracy who
rode night and day. Never were pa
tients 80 well attended. Some of the
patients stroyed in from the eighth
aud other districts and from Pennsyl-
vania, and some from the republican
fold, but the philanthropic doctors OF
the young democracy administered to
them all with beautiful christian i'm
Partially.
There was hot times at the polls in
the 9Th from 2 to Ppm. Some doubt
full voters soon appeared at the window
offering young democracy tickets to
the judges. Their votes were objected
TO but they offered to "swear or affirm, J"
or do both, that they were old as the
Judges If need be, and had lived in the
district every since the county was or
ganized. There was NO bible, such an
emergency not haying been anticipated
as extra judicial oaths. That kind of
ammunition had never been used at a
primary before. The judges borrowed
Mr.. Grason's family bible which re
quired the strength of both the swear
Or's arms to lift to his mouth, and they
all kissed the book with smack as
loud as musket report. And they
voted, "you bet"
When the votes were counted out
$50 odd tickets. the young democracy
were ahead 80 votes. In the Sth dis
trict the young fry had no opposition.
In the 9th the old liners came out
ahead by the skin Of their teeth. At
Port they were little mixed. In the
9Th hard words led to blows and naked
knives, with the young democracy
ahead. Elkton ditto. The delegates
met on Monday and the voting appear
ed.tO demonstrate that the young de-
mocracy had 80 and the old line Is of
the delegates, and the work Of nomi.
mating ticket was as easy as falling
Offa log
The following Ia the ticket presented
by the young retormers to the people Of
SOSsA OouHty 80 u CuIe kOE the pOAltICAl
lls'which they complain of: For the
House Of Delegates, z. Porter Lusby of
the first diatrict, DR.. r. c. Mnckall of
the third, Michael Moore of the 7th and
Stephen J. Caldwell of the 9Th were
placed In nomination. The last three
were Of the young democracy and were
elected, DR.. Mackall receiving SO votes,
Moore % and Caldwell 81. Lusby the
old line candidate got only 4. votes.
DR.. Mactall Is q farmer, is we'll vers-
cd In public affairs and has been labor
ing with all his power to help bring
about reform in our county and state
affairs, and IL one Of the very best men
that could be selected in the county for
the House of Delegates. Mr.. Moore and
Mr.. Caldwell are by NO means the doc
tors equal in state craft. They are both
honest well disposed business men but